raiment
noun
Clothing or garments, especially fine or ceremonial dress. An archaic or literary term for what one wears.
Etymology
From Old French "araiement" (equipment), from "areer" (to array, equip). The initial "a" was lost, leaving "raiment."
Examples in Use
- 1.
"The priest donned ceremonial raiment for the service."
- 2.
"She appeared in raiment of the finest silk."
- 3.
"The museum displayed royal raiment from centuries past."
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Fun Fact
Biblical translations often use "raiment" where modern English would say "clothes." The King James Bible's "Consider the lilies...they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these."
Word Game Tips
Letters: 7 letters (R, A, I, M, E, N, T)
Scrabble Value: 9 points
Tip: Try building from common prefixes or suffixes when you spot these letters.
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